Chapter 1179 - Spatial Maze (1/2)

“I’m not too sure what will happen inside, but it’s not too important. Everyone meets different things, I can’t tell you anything concrete. The distance you have to travel might be different too. Someone once walked for three days without crossing that area. The highest record is held by Sir Santon, he spent five hours to successfully enter the depths of the Ancestor Land.

“You can only rush by yourself, no one can help. This is the rule of the Ancestor Land…”

Link hesitated a bit, before adding, “Moreover, it is said that no one can help you when you start charging in. Even the Heaven Rank powerhouses can’t help. Any outside helper would be in even greater danger.

“Naturally, with Sir Mafa’s strength, you should be able to cross. It would only be a matter of time. The shorter the time needed to cross, the better the treatment and status you would get. It is said that Sir Santon received the guidance of one of the oldest ancestors of the Ancestral Land.”

Lin Yun nodded, took a piece of magic metal from the Abyss and gifted it to Link.

“Many thanks for your pointers Sir Link, treat this as a gift.”

Link looked at the piece of metal covered in bizarre decorative designs in Lin Yun’s hands and his eyes rapidly widened.

“This… This, this is too precious. Sir Mafa…”

Lin Yun smiled and stuffed the piece of metal in Link’s bosom before disappearing into the fog.

Link opened his mouth, but he didn’t refuse again. He looked at the piece of metal in his hand with unconcealable joy.

‘Abyssal Blood Copper, I’ve been looking for it for eighty years and never heard of this thing being auctioned. I really didn’t expect Sir Mafa to directly give me a piece.

‘I heard that the last time someone bought a piece of Abyssal Blood Copper, they had to pay three Low grade True Spirit Magic Tools. Moreover, it had been a Heaven Rank powerhouse buying it.

‘With such a big piece of Abyssal Blood Copper, I can raise my True Spirit Magic Tool by a grade. I can even use the Magic Tool’s power to comprehend Laws. I should be able to force my way into the depths of the Ancestral Land within twenty years, I might even advance to the Heaven Rank.

Link was overjoyed as he started going back through the dense fog, rushing in order to process that piece of Abyssal Blood Copper. He just didn’t know that Abyssal Blood Copper had already piled up into a small hill within Lin Yun’s Demiplane.

As Lin Yun entered the dense fog, a few powerhouses emitting Extraordinary Power were gathered in the deepest part of the dense fog.

They were facing a person-sized crystal ball which was displaying Lin Yun’s silhouette, and the scene shown by the crystal ball was devoid of fog.

A red-haired Heaven Rank powerhouse in his forties wearing a flaming red robe looked at the crystal ball with a smile.

“This severed space’s dense fog might be dangerous to any powerhouse below the Heaven Rank, but it shouldn’t be too dangerous for this Mafa. If he is careful, he’ll eventually smoothly cross this path.”

On his side, a Heaven Mage wearing a black robe, and with so much muscles that he looked more like a Beastman Sword Saint than a mage, also smiled.

“Right, the ones on the outside can’t know too much, but those few guys defending the entrance of the Ancestral Land can be told that this dense fog contains a ruptured space, even if we are unable to save them if they encounter danger.

“More importantly, that place’s Laws would change based on the strength of the person who enters. If we join in, the danger we would meet would kill any little guy under the Heaven Rank.

“This Mafa’s strength can already compare to a Heaven Rank powerhouse, apart from not having Extraordinary Power. Thus, he shouldn’t be meeting any life-threatening danger as he crosses. Let’s see how long he takes to cross.”

The red-haired mage with a red robe extended a finger.

“One day. I think he’ll take about a day to cross.”

The mage as sturdy as a Beastman shook his head.

“I think that this is impossible. Although the Laws of the ruptured space change based on one’s rank, and although he is merely a 9th Rank Archmage, he is still far stronger than a 9th Rank Archmage. It would still take him at least 48 hours.”

There were a handful of Heaven Rank powerhouses surrounding the crystal ball, but based on their aura, they were clearly weaker than these two. They all started expressing their opinions.

“I think 45 hours.”

“About 40 hours. After all, it was said in the report that he is quite powerful.”

“I estimate 50 hours. After all, crossing that fog isn’t a matter of strength.”

“Right, it’s a shame that the previous 9th Rank Archmage died there before we could save him, his fighting power was comparable to a powerhouse that just advanced to the Heaven Rank…”

The red-haired red-robed mage waved his hand.

“Alright, don’t argue. Mafa is about to be tested. Who knows what his test will be. If he meets a Mirror Image Elemental, he might truly be able to cross in a day. But he might be in trouble if he encounters a runic transformation.

“Labard, you are the most proficient in spatial magic and your foundation is based on the Law of Space. You should get ready to go and save him if he meets any danger.

“A youth with decent talent finally appeared in the Family, we can’t let him die here.”

A not-so-majestic silver-robed man in his thirties shrugged.

“Alright, I have already positioned the approximate location. But with my strength, I would still need ten minutes to rush over if he met a danger he can’t resist. If he can’t survive for ten minutes, then no one can help him.”

The red-haired red-robed mage nodded while the black-robed mage scowled.

“The dangers of the severed fog isn’t something that can be anticipated, but he also can’t be instantly killed. If he can’t even last ten minutes, then his power is simply not worth mentioning. He would have died sooner or later, dying here would actually be considered fortunate.”

Hearing the words of the black-robed mage, no one said anything and they all attentively watched Lin Yun with the crystal ball.

Lin Yun slightly frowned after entering the dense layer of fog. From outside, he felt that this dense fog was like a heavy mountain, it simply couldn’t be shaken.

After entering, he understood that this place’s space was different from the outside. The space was very heavy and stable.

It was as if the space on the outside was an earthen wall while the space inside was made out of Steel Essence. It was terrifyingly stable and even a Heaven Rank powerhouse would be unable to tear through space while fighting, let alone shattering the space.

Moreover, after coming in, he immediately understood that this space was different from what he could see. It looked like a natural maze, a maze that was continuously changing.

After walking ten minutes, Lin Yun used his Magic Array at full-strength to infer this place’s modus operandi.

This looked like an enchanted space formed of multiple small cubes, with every small cube moving about. The person staying there would keep moving alongside the small cubes, but the direction was fixed.

Lin Yun slightly frowned and kept using the Magic Array to infer everything.

After a short period of time, he let out a sigh of relief. At first, he thought that only a fixed space had a door to leave, but he discovered that he had been overthinking, and that as long as he kept moving along the path of the maze until the end, he would be able to casually leave this place.

Now, he only needed to calculate the fastest itinerary. After all, the cubes of spaces were continuously moving, and while his perception would tell him that he was moving forward, he might actually be moving backward.

Lin Yun stood there with his eyes closed, motionlessly waiting for fifteen minutes. This puzzled the group of mage watching the crystal ball.

“What is he doing? He has already been waiting for fifteen minutes. Could it be that he isn’t ready to move forward?”